85 Tecate Plus One KX500 Motor

[BigGreenMachine]

Thanks Scoot. I'll be adding to this thread until I'm done. Things should go a little more quickly now I think.

[cr480r]

That thing is going to be so sick. I have a special place in my heart for Big-bores and trikes. This is better than a wet-dream...

[BigGreenMachine]

Super stoked tonight. Decided I want to ride so I'm putting the aluminum swingarm build off until spring.

Good news for us Tecate guys. The 500 motor will bolt into the rear mount, the swingarm/shock linkage will bolt up and all is well in the rear end department.

Thats where I left off. LEft to do is the top motor mount, new frame rails, bottom/front motor mounts, reconfigure the exhaust pipe, take care of the airbox
and some misc stuff.


Stoked!!

[3leggeddog]

sweet man,looks like a nice build so far.get that thing done!!

[cr480r]

I can't wait to see it on here. This is my favorite thread. Keep up the good work.

[BigGreenMachine]

I'm out of welding wire, need to pick some up and still haven't gotten my 1'' diameter tubing for the frame.

[Brockey]

How ya doing BigGreen? Where ya too in Newfoundland. St. John's here. Would love to see the project in person. Keep it up man.

[BigGreenMachine]

Hey Brockey, its good to see another local on the forum. I'm about 3 hours out side of St.John's on the Burin Penninsula.

[Tecate250]

Up the east coast or alond the south coast?

[cr480r]

How is the swap coming along?

[uktecate500]

to anybody thats interested
im using a no link pts shock in my kxt but im also using the 87 kx500 frame with ally subframe. main prob with that is the spring strenghth as its used to being a near horizontal shock. also notised that the ktm shock are very long.
how will you fix the top of the shock as theres no frame brackets?

[BigGreenMachine]

I'll be making frame brackets to bolt the shock on end of the frames backbone.

No progress. Buying nic-nacs to help things go together smoothly. Need a KX500 frame, prefer an 87-up.

[moose 53]

I see you have come to the conclusion the using the bike frame is the best way to go.With the KX500 you should upgrade the suspension and the swing arm anyway. Between the two I like to use as new a technology as I can.

[BigGreenMachine]

I'm going to graft the 500's engine cradle/downtube onto the Tecate frame. I like new technology but this is kinda budget minded at the moment.

Got a thumb throttle bought, rear brake rotors and another T3 frame on the way. Lots of stuff that I plan to add to this bike in the near future. Stay tuned! lol

[cr480r]

I was going to use a Kx frame for my project, but I have decided that a modified KXT frame will make for a better handling machine. I am curious to see how yours turn out, as I am doing the same thing. I am using a 250 motor though.